Malipo Co., Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

Long thin Emerald crystals in a white Quartz matrix. There are slender needle like crystals of black Schorl also present. The Emeralds are a medium colored green and are opaque. There are a number of pegmatites in the area in which the Emeralds occur. The pegmatites are mined for tungsten which is mostly found in the form of Scheelite. The Emerald crystals are without terminations.

From the Kirk Valuet collection

9.3 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm

Sold Specimen retained as part of the Minerals Sold But Not Forgotten Galleries